Shock absorber



May 19, 192.5. 1,538,188 8 J. H. HOP PER ET AL SHOCK ABSORBER Filed Jan. 15, 1924 INVENTORS 5.0. H. T H0 3 A TTORNE Y.

characters I throughout the several viewsz- Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. 'HO PZPEB- AND ERNEST O. HUGG, 0F JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNORS OI ONE-FOURTH TO SAID HUGG, ONE-FOURTH T9 GEORGE L. MINTON, AND ONE-HALF 1'0 JOHN B. HINSON, ALL OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS snocx nnsonnniz.

Application filed January 15, 1824. Serial No. 686,456.

primarily designed for use in connection with motor vehicles, but it is to be understood that a shock absorber in accordance with this invention can be employed for any purposes for which it is found applicable,

and the invention has for its object to pro-- vide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a novel, sim 1e and durable shock absorber to prevent violent rebound or upward snap of the vehicle spring on the' recoil after 0 flexure, under suc riding qualities when the vehicle is travelling over an uneven road surface.

rovide, in a manner as hereinafter set orth,.a shock absorber which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, du-- rable, compact and inexpensive to manufacture. I I With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompany-' ing drawings, wherein is shown an embodia5 ment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within I the sec e ofthe claim hereunto appended,

In t e drawings wherein like reference corresponding parts denote Figure 1. is an elevat'on-of ondfoim ofaf rear vehicle spring, showing the'adaptatiori therewith of a shock absorber 'accordan 4 with this invention,

Figure 2 is a similar view of another form;

"Enacted with the vehicle bod or frame heleaf o'rrsection 8 of t e spring-5 is of .1 greaterfllength than any other of the'leaves or -sections thereof, that is tosa when the leaf'or'secltion 8' is extended. he leaf 'or section L15 of the spring 7 is of greater length whenextended than any other ofthej, v

leaves or sections of the spring 7 of rear vehicle spring, showing the adaptacordance with this invention. Figure 3 is a perspective view .of the I shock absorber, in accordance with this in- -j; g; gyention. i

The adaptationofQthe invention is shown in connection with airear vehicle spring, but

conditions obtaining easy tion therewith of a shock absorber in ac;

it is to be understood that the shock absorbing element can be utilized in connection with any form of front or rear spring for which the element is found applicable.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawing, 1 denotes a portion of the chassis or frame of a vehicle, and which has pivotally connected therewith a pair of hanger elements '2, 3,

and to the former is connected, as at 4, one

end of a semi-elliptic spring 5, of the leaf type. The other end of the'spring 5 is connected to the element 3, as at 6.

Referring to Figure 2 of the drawing, 7 denotes a spring of the leaf type of a different form than that shown in Figure 1.

. The spring 5, as well as the spun 7, is i c c said.

of well known form, and ea springs has one of its intermediate leaves or sections extended and with each end terminal portion semi-circular in contour and slidably connected with an elongated leaf orsection. Further objects of the invention are to In Figure 1,'that leaf or section of the sprin 5, which is extended,'is indicated at 8, an the semi-circular end terminal ortions thereof are indicated at 9, 10. he terminal portion 9, as well as the terminal portion 10, is provided with a yoke 11 which straddles the end terminal portions of the leaf or section 12 of the spring 5, which abuts against the inner leaf or section 13,

connected with the elements 2 and 3. The

leaves or sections of the sprin 5 are connected together at the center t ereof, by a.

hold-fast device 14. v

In Figure 2, that leaf or section of the spring 7, which is extended, is indicated by the reference character 15, and the semicircular terminal portions of said leaf or J section 15 are indicated at 16 and 17. The terminal ortion 17 v is provided with a yoke 18, 'and t e terminal portion 16 with a oke. 191 The yokes 18.5 and 19 are sli abl oun-ted on that 'leaf- 20 of the spring 'hich abuts against the leaf 21 of the spring 7.: The-leaf- 21 is that leaf which is con 10 q 7 semi-circular end terminal portions, to pre- I yokes 11.

The leaf or section 8, or leaf or section 15, acts as a means, due to its slidably mounted vent the rebound, due to the sudden recoil of the spring proper, or in other words prevents violent rebound or upward snap. of the vehicle spring on the recoil after flexure,

.and furthermore the said extended leaf or section does not interfere with the normal operation of the spring proper.

What we claim is A vehicle spring comprising a body portion formed from a series of superposed curved abutting leaves, one of the intermediate leaves of said body portion of a greater length than any one of the other leaves thereof, the leaves opposing one face of said intermediate leaf rogressively creasing in length towar s said face and abutting each other throughout, the leaves opposing the other face of said leaf .progressively increasing1 in length from said ace and abutting eac other throughout, said leaf projecting laterally to provide end terminal portions having the major part thereof spaced from and opposing the leaves which progressively. increase in length therefrom each of said end terminal portions inturned at its free end to slidably engage another in termediate leaf arranged in proximity to one of the outer leaves of the body portion, and means inte ends and opposm the side edges of-aplua1 with said inturned free rality of leaves 0 the body portion to prevent transverse shiftin of said ends. In testimony whereo we aflix our signatures hereto. a f v JOHN HOPPER. ERNEST o. HUGG, 

